Ukraine crisis: Air India flight carrying 183 Indians lands in Mumbai

An Indian student, evacuated from crisis-hit Ukraine, being welcomed by family members upon his arrival at the airport, in Mumbai. Pic/PTI

An Air India Express flight from Bucharest, carrying 183 Indians from war-torn Ukraine, landed on Thursday, officials said.

The flight IX-1202 with 183 passengers, including an infant, arrived at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport at around 5.40 am.

The evacuees were received by the Union Minister of State for Railways Raosaheb Danve-Patil with flowers and words of solace as they trooped out lugging their belongings.

Outside the airport, the returnees were given a warm welcome by their families, relatives and friends anxiously awaiting their arrival since midnight.

This was the third flight of evacuees in the past six days to Mumbai and a few more are expected to be operated this week as part of the Operation Ganga launched by India. While one flight from Bucharest is likely to reach here at 1.50 am on Friday, another is scheduled from Budapest the same day at 8 am, said officials.

Till date, Danve-Patil said around 4,000-5,000 Indians, mostly students have safely returned home and the operations will continue till all those stuck there are brought back.

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